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I present to you: Cyberbullying



Weeks before presentation day, I wanted to learn about cyber security. However, it has brought to my attention that cyber bullying can still be problematic today. So, I decided to present on cyber bullying because I believe that it may link to suicide and privacy (issues). Cyber bullying can vary and it is quite hard to know when to draw the line in prosecute the bully. Many cases of cyber bullying still exist, but one of the biggest cases known in history was Amanda Todd. With everything she went through, especially and including sexual harassment, she eventually died via commit suicide due to the stress. I find it nice that many schools—and almost all—have some sort of policy when it comes to bullying/cyber bullying. However, it is still unfortunate that—with the amount of technology we have now that’s still rapidly progressing/evolving—there are still no actual federal laws for cyber bullying. I also believe that cyber bullying can take in the form of privacy invasion. I’ve encountered one time, a long time ago when I was a pre-teen online, I received threats from a stranger online that they’ll be able to track me, find me, or even find out my personal information and I fear that much for many people who can still encounter that same situation today. I find cyber bullying to be complicated because at times, when I do think of it, I also think of how it can also relate to security or privacy issues – i.e. blackmail and stalking. I never thought stalking back then would be a form of bullying until now. Cyber bullying isn’t simply the teasing, or calling names or even trolling. Cyber bullying can escalate into something much bigger and worse.

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